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News24.com | Trump attacks US diplomat as she testifies in impeachment probe
President Donald Trump on Friday tweeted an attack against the former US ambassador to Ukraine while she was in the middle of testifying in his impeachment probe, saying everything she touched went “bad.” …read more Source::...
Ousted US ambassador to Ukraine to testify in Trump impeachment probe
Washington – The former U.S. ambassador to Ukraine, whom President Donald Trump called “bad news” before firing her, will be in the spotlight on Friday when she testifies at the second day of televised impeachment hearings. The session before the House of Representatives Intelligence Committee, scheduled to begin at 9 a.m. (1400...
Impeachment is a ‘dirty word’ that been ‘very hard’ on my family: Trump
Bossier City, Louisiana — President Donald Trump said Thursday that the impeachment probe has been “very hard” on his family, even as he tried to flex his political muscle to flip the governor’s mansion in deep-red Louisiana. Speaking in friendly territory in a state he carried in 2016 by 20 percentage points, Trump lashed out at Democratic...
Newsdeck: Pelosi says Trump has admitted to bribery as impeachment probe intensifies
WASHINGTON, Nov 14 (Reuters) – House of Representatives Speaker Nancy Pelosi said on Thursday President Donald Trump already has admitted to bribery in the Ukraine scandal at the heart of a Democratic-led inquiry, accusing him of an impeachable offense under the U.S. Constitution. …read more Source:: Daily...
Love him or hate him, voters say impeachment hearings will not change their views on Trump
Flint, Michigan/Bethlehem, Pennsylvania – As the first televised hearing of the impeachment probe unfolded on Wednesday on the screen in his home in Flint, Michigan, Quincy Murphy said there was no chance the proceedings would alter his view that President Donald Trump is unfit to hold the office. “I watch it in disgust,” said...
News24.com | Impeachment probe hears Trump ‘cared more’ about Biden probe than Ukraine
President Donald Trump told a US diplomat he “cared more” about Ukraine investigating his Democratic rival Joe Biden than about the country itself, a key witness has told the Trump impeachment hearing. …read more Source::...
‘Future of the presidency’ at stake as Trump impeachment hearings kick off
WASHINGTON – Senior Democratic and Republican lawmakers presented dueling narratives on Wednesday as a U.S. congressional impeachment inquiry that threatens Donald Trump’s tumultuous presidency entered a crucial new phase with the first televised public hearing. The drama unfolded in a hearing of the House of Representatives...
Donald Trump steps up anti-impeachment Facebook ads
Washington – President Donald Trump’s re-election campaign is ramping up a Facebook ad blitz against efforts to impeach him, buying more ads on the topic in recent weeks than all the Democratic White House candidates combined. The contrast between the president and the Democratic field is a sign that Trump is betting the...
Trump impeachment probe goes public as political drama intensifies
Washington – The impeachment inquiry into U.S. President Donald Trump will reach a critical juncture on Wednesday when lawmakers launch their first televised public hearings, marking a new phase that could determine the fate of his tumultuous presidency. Democrats leading the U.S. House of Representatives probe have summoned three U.S....
Ukrainian-Americans say Ukraine is ‘victim’ in Trump impeachment probe
New York – Regardless of how the House of Representatives’ impeachment hearings into President Donald Trump end, some Ukrainian-Americans believe their ancestral homeland has already become a unwitting victim of tumultuous U.S. politics. “I think Ukraine is kind of a victim in this case because I believe they were pushed to do...
